November 17, 2009

Wordless Wednesday - Ancestors


When hubby saw this photo of my ancestors, he said to me, 
"No wonder you act the way you do!" 
Haa!

Wordless Wednesday

26 comments:

Kirsten said...

Yikes!

jayaycee said...

No kidding -- scares me, too, and they're my ancestors!

Kelli said...

You can pick your friends, but you're stuck with your relatives! (that's what I look like first thing in the morning)

mooney=mc2 said...

good golly, I LOVE old photos like this and when you find them and they are RELATED? It's like gold!

they are a little scary though.

jayaycee said...

Hubby says, Can you say bunged up?

jayaycee said...

I would hate to be punished by her ... and I know I would have been!!!

Michelle @ One Crafty Mama said...

LOL! What is that supposed to mean?

jayaycee said...

I'm sure he means that I'm as ornery as they look! And yes I am!!!

Julia Smith said...

We have ancestors on my grandfather's side that explains a lot about us, too... But I do love these pictures.

Dina @ 4 Lettre Words said...

Too funny...and so true!

jayaycee said...

I'm going to have to dig out some of hubby's ancestral photos -- they have to be just as bad! :-)

jayaycee said...

It is funny. They need to put their happy faces on!

Simply Delicious said...

I sometimes feel scared when looking at old photos.

jayaycee said...

No wonder ... did you see those stern faces?

Karen said...

The poor lady on the right needs teeth. That's the main problem there. Hilarious photos! Love them!

Melanie @ Whimsical Creations said...

LMBO!!

Snowcatcher said...

From what I've heard, people thought it was easier to hold a serious pose longer... the exposures back then were in excess of five to ten minutes. They couldn't hold still and smile that long. Or so they thought. Anyway, I think they are great pictures. I'm just accustomed to seeing the stern faces in photos that old.

Sara said...

As Garfield the Cat would say:

I resemble that remark!

When I think someone has taken a bad picture of me, all I have to do is think of our G-G-G-grandparents here. Just think, this is them looking their BEST!

jayaycee said...

Me, too! Thanks for visiting!!!

jayaycee said...

She looks mean enough to bite. Maybe everyone was safer if she didn't have teeth!

jayaycee said...

I will remember them the next time someone takes my picture. Will probably look like a grinning lunatic. Which is worse?

jayaycee said...

I did not know that and I definitely appreciate the info. Makes a world of difference when you look at these old photos, knowing they had to sit still for so long. No wonder they looked so stiff and uncomfortable!

Lisa's Chaos said...

Too funny! They do look rather serious.

Erica said...

It's awesome to have old photos like that! ;-)

jayaycee said...

I agree. We have some others that I'll have to scan and post eventually.

jayaycee said...

Serious is a very nice way to describe that look!